Freeze Warning
Status
New Event Active alertStart Time
Fri 05/01/2026 05:00 AM EDTEnd Time
Fri 05/01/2026 11:00 AM EDTSignificance
WarningImpacts
High impact
Locations Affected
Pocatello, ID ∙ Idaho Falls, ID ∙ Blackfoot, ID ∙ Craters of the Moon National Monument, ID ∙ Idaho Falls Fanning Field, ID ∙ Pocatello Regional Airport, ID ∙ Rigby, ID ∙ Fort Hall, ID ∙ Byrne, ID ∙ Firth, IDFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 843 AM MDT Thu Apr 30 2026 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. Urban areas around Idaho Falls and Pocatello will likely remain near, or just above, freezing. * WHERE...Arco/Mud Lake Desert, Lower Snake River Plain, and Upper Snake River Plain. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Technical Header
IDZ052>054-011200- /O.EXP.KPIH.FZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260430T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.FZ.W.0012.260501T0900Z-260501T1500Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Upper Snake River Plain-Lower Snake River Plain- Including the cities of Mud Lake, Shelley, Blackfoot, Rexburg, St. Anthony, American Falls, INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Fort Hall 843 AM MDT Thu Apr 30 2026
